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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Fawcett left in 1925, how many people did he say were aware of their objective?

2. In Chapter 12, when did Murray reach La Paz?

3. In 1907 how long was Fawcett home before he wanted to travel again?

4. In Chapter 13 when Lynch was in captivity, when he and his son awoke, how many armed men emerged from the forest?

5. During the Battle of the Somme, how many British soldiers were wounded?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 19, how did Grann describe the situation for many indigenous people in modern times?

2. What mysterious box did Dr. Rice take on an expedition in Chapter 17?

3. How would Fawcett approach Indians?

4. In Chapter 12, what did Fawcett want to forget and go home?

5. Why did the rubber boom collapse in South America?

6. In Chapter 20, why did Fawcett try to persuade Raleigh to return with the guides?

7. In Chapter 11, where did Fawcett wish to explore for Z and why?

8. In Chapter 14, how did a Spanish friar describe what happened to a companion who was struck by a poison arrow?

9. How did Fawcett describe home in Chapter 12?

10. When did World War I end, and what was the cost of the war in human lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fawcett was a great explorer, but a poor family man. What were Fawcett’s primary character traits, and how did those traits make him a great explorer, but a bad family man and husband?

Essay Topic 2

Fawcett could be at home with his family only a short time before he longed for the wilderness again. How was Fawcett attracted to the wilderness, and how did being in the wilderness satisfy his inner self?

Essay Topic 3

Fawcett became obsessed with finding the city of Z, explorers became obsessed to find Fawcett, and even the author became obsessed to learn what happened to Fawcett. What is the basic motivation for the obsession that affects so many people in the book, and how does that motivate individuals to pursue their goals?

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